Youssef Hesham

Youssef Hesham (Arabic: يوسف هشام, IPA: [juːsef heʃaːm]; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director.

Youssef Hesham
يوسف هشام
Born	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 40) Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Citizenship	Egypt
Alma mater	American University in Cairo Misr University for Science and Technology
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2003–present

Biography

Youssef Hesham is a film director, screenwriter, lecturer, development producer, and festivals programmer. Hesham holds an MFA degree in Film from Emerson College, Boston. At Emerson, he finished his MFA thesis short film, The New Tenant, where he received the President's Award for in 2020. In his undergraduate studies, he studied at Misr University for Science and Technology,^[1] where he studied broadcasting. He began his career as an editor, freelance director and few times as an assistant director in Egyptian and foreign films and some advertisements.^[2] He began directing independently in 2003 with short films and documentaries which drew attention to him as a director and also won him some awards and posts at international festivals.^[3] He directed his first full-length feature in 2009 at the age of 24 making him the youngest director in Egyptian cinematic history.

Filmography

Year	Film	Translation	Note
2005	بني آدم واسمي خالد Bani Adam We Esmi Khaled	I'm human and my name is Khaled	Short film
2005	مخرجين آخر زمن Mokhrejin Akher Zaman	Today's Directors	Documentary, won an honourable national award for films, Best short Documentary
2005	عن قرب An Qorb	Extreme Close Up	Short film
2006	حلم اسطبل عنتر Helm Istabl Antar	Istabl Antar's Dream	Documentary
2007	اكبر الكبائر Akbar El-Kaba'er	The Greatest of Sins	Short Film
2009	لمح البصر Lamh El-Basar	The Glimpse	Full-length film, won jury's special prize at the Alexandria International Film Festival in 2009
2020	الساكن الجديد The New Tenant	Short Film	MFA Thesis film for Emerson College. Winner of The President's Award